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Glass optical fibers are almost always made from silica, but some other materials, such as fluorozirconate, fluoroaluminate, and chalcogenide glasses as well as crystalline materials like sapphire, are used for longer-wavelength infrared or other specialized applications. Silica and fluoride glasses usually have refractive indices of about 1.5, but some materials such as the chalcogenides can have indices as high as 3. Typically th
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Quick Answer: Why Fibre Optics Is So Fast Fibre optic cables send data as laser or LED light pulses through thin strands of ultra-pure glass, travelling at approximately 200,000 kilometres
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